Abstract
For the past ten years libraries have been working diligently towards Linked Data and the Semantic Web. Due to the complexity and vast scope of Linked Data, many people have a hard time to understand its technical details and its potential for the library community. This paper aims to help librarians better understand some important concepts by explaining the basic Linked Data technologies that consist of Resource Description Framework (RDF), the ontology, and the query language. It also includes an overview of the achievements by libraries around the world in their efforts to turn library data into Linked Data including those by Library of Congress, OCLC, and some other national libraries. Some of the challenges and setbacks that libraries have encountered are analyzed and discussed. In spite of the difficulties, there is no way to turn back. Libraries will have to succeed.
Highlights
What is Linked Data? According to David Wood, the co-chair of the W3C’s (World Wide Web Consortium) Resource Description Framework (RDF) Working Group which lays the foundation for Linked Data and the Semantic Web, “Linked Data is a set of techniques to represent and connect structured data on the web
This paper aims to help librarians better understand some important concepts by explaining the basic Linked Data technologies that consist of Resource Description Framework (RDF), the ontology, and the query language
It includes an overview of the achievements by libraries around the world in their efforts to turn library data into Linked Data including those by Library of Congress, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), and some other national libraries
Summary
What is Linked Data? According to David Wood, the co-chair of the W3C’s (World Wide Web Consortium) RDF Working Group which lays the foundation for Linked Data and the Semantic Web, “Linked Data is a set of techniques to represent and connect structured data on the web. All devices that are connected on the Internet can access and process those linked data and thereby make smart decisions automatically. This will greatly enhance the way we access information and make informed decisions. The last ten plus years has witnessed rapid adoption and usage of Linked Data by companies small and large. Companies such as Google and Facebook use Linked Data to enhance their searching capability and connections (Wood et al, 2014). Retail company BestBuy uses Linked Data to improve its business bottom lines (Wood et al, 2014)
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